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Defensive Computing

HopeForHaitiNow.org offers a lesson in domain names

Just because HopeForHaitiNow.org is a legitimate Web site does not mean that the .com, .net, .us, .info and .biz versions of the name are also legitimate.

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Updating Adobe's Shockwave

There is a critical security bug in Adobe's Shockwave software and everyone using it should upgrade to the latest version. You can test which, if any, version of Shockwave is installed at an Adobe tester page. But, do you really need it?

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Anatomy of a Haiti texting scam

Considering donating to Haiti? Here's the anatomy of one scam, involving a hacked website, designed to install malicious software on your computer.

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Three issues with a ThinkPad T400

I recently dealt with a new Lenovo ThinkPad T400 and here's what you might hear at the water cooler but won't find in any reviews.

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When the video cable doesn't fit

A lesson learned the hard way regarding digital video cables and connectors.

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Defensive computing priorities

Non-techies are too focused on antivirus software. This is a shame as there are more important things they can do to protect themselves. This is my short list, in priority sequence, of the most important defensive computing steps.

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LockNote offers really simple encryption

If you need to encrypt text data, such as a list of passwords, it doesn't get any easier than LockNote, free, portable open source software for Windows.

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Resurrecting restricted users

Restricted/standard users are the best Windows security feature that no one uses. Under Windows XP, they were impractical. Has Windows 7 finally rendered them realistic?

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Linux rescues a failing hard drive

A hard drive is failing. Two different Windows XP machines can't see any data on the drive. But, Linux can and it let me rescue important files.

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Exploiting the portable edition of Firefox

Portable Firefox lets Windows users maintain multiple, independent copies of the browser. Why not configure one copy for maximum security? This isn't as safe as running Firefox under Linux, but it's a step in the right direction.

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Larry Dignan's antivirus nightmare

The Editor of ZDNet.com gets infected with scareware and approaches the problem from the wrong direction. It's an interesting lesson, one that shows how important it is to have disk image backups.

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Extending the life of a battery

An expert offers tips on extending the life of batteries. Also, just how dead is your battery?

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Cleaning up after installing Java in Windows XP

Installing Java in Windows XP makes many unnecessary changes to the operating system. I cover how to un-do some of them to keep the system as clean as possible.

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Backing up your computer: How about the applications?

Portable Windows applications lend themselves to being backed up. Just one reason of prefer them over normally installed applications.

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IObit accused of stealing from Malwarebytes

Software company Malwarebytes has accused IObit of stealing their intellectual property, in the form of the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware database. And, they offer proof.

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